the dock to see what she was going to do with the two slips that would be empty soon, maybe three or four. That would make six or seven slips that needed to be filled in the next sixty days, the four weekend slips, Bill and Cynthia’s and maybe Glenn’s slip if he gets busted. No, she thought, I take that back! Bill wouldn’t move as long as he is making fifteen hundred a month on rent given to him by Cynthia, and he will get his teeth fixed thanks to her cash, too. She’d better put in a live aboard ad in the Boat Trader and the newspaper. The live-aboard ads pull better than just slip ads. She’d write the ad tonight.
Glenn returned to the dock, came right to Nikki, and kissed her hello. She said, “Bill looks like he’ll be okay in two or three weeks or when he gets his teeth.”
“I should have beaten him to death once I had him on his back,” Glenn said.
“You’re lucky you didn’t kill him, or you would be in jail and might be there yet if Cynthia had her way. Glenn, I know Bill, this isn’t over. I’ve seen him get up in the middle of the night and go to someone’s house and beat them to a pulp in their own kitchen; it makes no difference to him if it’s a man or woman who attacked him. You better watch out because he isn’t going to forget about you or the beating. With no witnesses at night he’ll get even.” She took in a big gulp of air. “Let’s go get something to eat for dinner. After all that’s happened today I don’t feel like cooking.”
Glenn and Nikki got home about 10 p.m. and after walking the dock, they went to Nikki’s place. Glenn thought to himself, ‘If Nikki is right, I ought to go down to Bill’s and finish it now.’
He got up at around five-thirty in the morning, went upstairs, made coffee, and then went out on the dock. He heard some noise; he looked over and saw Mercedes coming in by herself. It must have been a party or an out call deal. She went in as he sipped his coffee and looked out on the dock.
No one was up yet. It was peaceful and quiet. He started to smile to himself and then laughed out loud when he thought about the cops, the dock, Nikki, and Bill. He sat there for two hours just thinking, then showered, dressed, and went to his storage shed. The lock had been cut, and there was DEA tape all over the door.
When he got inside, it was a mess and some things were gone. He left and didn’t bother to shut or lock the door. He thought to himself, ‘how did they find this place?’ It was in his mother’s name and there was nothing there that connected her or him to the business or Jim. So the hell them! He went back to the marina never to return to the storage locker. On the way back he made a decision about what he was going to do regarding the cops, the marina and Nikki. He got back to the marina, found Nikki, and kissed her for a long time.
“Nikki, I love you, and everything is going to be all right. Just don’t ask me questions about anything. I’ll work everything out so we’ll not have to worry about this deal or money for the rest of our lives,” he said.
Nikki looked at him for a long time and then said, “You will take care of it? Are you sure that you don’t need any help? I love you, and I don’t want to lose you now that I’ve found you.”
“I love you, too, and I have a plan, so just leave it up to me,” Glenn replied.
They kissed a long time then went to bed and didn’t get up until they heard the ship-to-shore crackle to life. “Harbor Marina, Harbor Marina, this is the 36-foot Party Girl. Do you copy and do you have a slip for me?”
“Party Girl, this is Harbor Marina. I have a fifty-foot live-aboard slip. How long will you be here?” Nikki replied.
“Just tonight, then we go to Key West. How much per foot?” asked the caller.
“One dollar per foot, but you must pay for all fifty feet because even though your boat is only thirty-six footer, you occupy the slip. Do you want it?” she said.
“Yes, see you
Glenn returned to the dock, came right to Nikki, and kissed her hello. She said, “Bill looks like he’ll be okay in two or three weeks or when he gets his teeth.”
“I should have beaten him to death once I had him on his back,” Glenn said.
“You’re lucky you didn’t kill him, or you would be in jail and might be there yet if Cynthia had her way. Glenn, I know Bill, this isn’t over. I’ve seen him get up in the middle of the night and go to someone’s house and beat them to a pulp in their own kitchen; it makes no difference to him if it’s a man or woman who attacked him. You better watch out because he isn’t going to forget about you or the beating. With no witnesses at night he’ll get even.” She took in a big gulp of air. “Let’s go get something to eat for dinner. After all that’s happened today I don’t feel like cooking.”
Glenn and Nikki got home about 10 p.m. and after walking the dock, they went to Nikki’s place. Glenn thought to himself, ‘If Nikki is right, I ought to go down to Bill’s and finish it now.’
He got up at around five-thirty in the morning, went upstairs, made coffee, and then went out on the dock. He heard some noise; he looked over and saw Mercedes coming in by herself. It must have been a party or an out call deal. She went in as he sipped his coffee and looked out on the dock.
No one was up yet. It was peaceful and quiet. He started to smile to himself and then laughed out loud when he thought about the cops, the dock, Nikki, and Bill. He sat there for two hours just thinking, then showered, dressed, and went to his storage shed. The lock had been cut, and there was DEA tape all over the door.
When he got inside, it was a mess and some things were gone. He left and didn’t bother to shut or lock the door. He thought to himself, ‘how did they find this place?’ It was in his mother’s name and there was nothing there that connected her or him to the business or Jim. So the hell them! He went back to the marina never to return to the storage locker. On the way back he made a decision about what he was going to do regarding the cops, the marina and Nikki. He got back to the marina, found Nikki, and kissed her for a long time.
“Nikki, I love you, and everything is going to be all right. Just don’t ask me questions about anything. I’ll work everything out so we’ll not have to worry about this deal or money for the rest of our lives,” he said.
Nikki looked at him for a long time and then said, “You will take care of it? Are you sure that you don’t need any help? I love you, and I don’t want to lose you now that I’ve found you.”
“I love you, too, and I have a plan, so just leave it up to me,” Glenn replied.
They kissed a long time then went to bed and didn’t get up until they heard the ship-to-shore crackle to life. “Harbor Marina, Harbor Marina, this is the 36-foot Party Girl. Do you copy and do you have a slip for me?”
“Party Girl, this is Harbor Marina. I have a fifty-foot live-aboard slip. How long will you be here?” Nikki replied.
“Just tonight, then we go to Key West. How much per foot?” asked the caller.
“One dollar per foot, but you must pay for all fifty feet because even though your boat is only thirty-six footer, you occupy the slip. Do you want it?” she said.
“Yes, see you
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